[NatureNS] Shorebird Migration and Killdeer, Three Fathom Harbour

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Located it on Google. I think  I've been there once before, just didn't
realize it. I'm gonna check it out Saturday after the market. I've only got
3-4 shorebirds on my year list so far in 2015, gotta bolster that #.

Thanks!

-ck

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Ken&Pat <kdavis1@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> We drove all around that area yesterday, with similarly poor results. I
> don't know whether we were anywhere near Shorebird Cove.
> Pat Davis
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 6, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
> I was out at 4 F H today and drove on the road that is under repair
> looking for birds to video. Very little luck. Can you please help me to get
> to Shorebird Cove.
> Thanks, Paul.
>
> On 2015-07-04, at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy wrote:
>
> Where is shorebird cove?
>
> -ck
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Kate Steele <katefsteele@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Chris and I made a quick trip to Shorebird Cove tonight and were pleased
>> to see a very nice variety of shorebird species for so early in the year.
>> We were lucky to see the adult and four young Killdeer and Ruddy Turnstone
>> reported by Susann last weekend as well as two very young Willets. The
>> complete eBird list follows:
>>
>> American Black Duck  2
>> Mallard  4
>> Green-winged Teal (American)  13
>> Common Eider  1
>> Ring-necked Pheasant  1
>> Double-crested Cormorant  2
>> Killdeer  5
>> Greater Yellowlegs  6
>> Willet  3
>> Lesser Yellowlegs  15
>> Ruddy Turnstone  1
>> Least Sandpiper  1
>> Short-billed Dowitcher  175
>> Blue Jay  2
>> Hermit Thrush  1
>> Black-and-white Warbler  1
>> Magnolia Warbler  2
>> Black-throated Green Warbler  1
>> Savannah Sparrow  1
>> Nelson's Sparrow  2
>> Song Sparrow  3
>> White-throated Sparrow  1
>> Common Grackle  1
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>  Pat McKay and I found yesterday, June 27th, that shorebird migration
>>> was already underway at Shorebird Cove, Three Fathom Harbour.  Newly
>>> arrived shorebirds were:
>>>
>>> Lesser Yellowlegs - 10
>>> Ruddy Turnstone  - 1
>>> Short-billed Dowitcher  - 3
>>>
>>> Also present were the local breeders that we've been watching since
>>> April:  Willets, Spotted Sandpipers and most notably a family of Killdeer.
>>>
>>> I've watched, usually with Pat, the arrival of a single Killdeer in late
>>> April, then display flights and a pair mating on May 31st.  From my car at
>>> the end of the driveway, we've been able to watch the Killdeer sitting and
>>> exchanging at the nest, in June.  The books give 24 to 28 days as the
>>> incubation time for Killdeer eggs, so I calculated the earliest possible
>>> hatching date as June 23rd.  We were very sad to find the nest abandoned on
>>> June 20th, and assumed that a predator had found it.  Much to our delight,
>>> yesterday there were an adult Killdeer and 4 well-grown downy juveniles out
>>> on the mudflats at the cove.  The temperature was only 14 degrees, with a
>>> brisk wind, so when we first saw them the adult was brooding the young.
>>> Well, brooding 3 of them while the 4th tried unsuccessfully to push its way
>>> in to join them.  We've missed the endearing stage of very young Killdeer
>>> chicks, but these juveniles are still very attractive young birds, already
>>> almost half the size of the adult.
>>>
>>> It's great to see some breeding success, since we've seen no juvenile
>>> Willets so far.  Altogether, it's already been a great season for watching
>>> shorebirds.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Susann Myers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Located it on Google. I think=C2=A0 I&#39;ve been the=
re once before, just didn&#39;t realize it. I&#39;m gonna check it out Satu=
rday after the market. I&#39;ve only got 3-4 shorebirds on my year list so =
far in 2015, gotta bolster that #.<br><br></div><div>Thanks! <br></div><div=
><br></div>-ck<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote">On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Ken&amp;Pat <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:kdavis1@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">kdavis1@eastlink.ca<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><=
div>We drove all around that area yesterday, with similarly poor results. I=
 don&#39;t know whether we were anywhere near Shorebird Cove.</div><div>Pat=
 Davis<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On Jul=
 6, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Paul Ruggles &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cpruggles@eastlink=
.ca" target=3D"_blank">cpruggles@eastlink.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><b=
lockquote type=3D"cite"><div>I was out at 4 F H today and drove on the road=
 that is under repair looking for birds to video. Very little luck. Can you=
 please help me to get to Shorebird Cove.<div>Thanks, Paul.</div><div><br><=
div><div>On 2015-07-04, at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy wrote:</div><br><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">Where is shorebird cove?<div><br></div><d=
iv>-ck</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Kate Steele <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:katefsteele@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">katefsteele@gmail.com</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Chr=
is and I made a quick trip to Shorebird Cove tonight and were pleased to se=
e a very nice variety of shorebird species for so early in the year. We wer=
e lucky to see the adult and four young Killdeer and Ruddy Turnstone report=
ed by Susann last weekend as well as two very young Willets. The complete e=
Bird list follows:<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.800000190=
7349px">American Black Duck=C2=A0 2</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001=
907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Mallard=C2=A0 4</spa=
n><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.80=
00001907349px">Green-winged Teal (American)=C2=A0 13</span><br style=3D"fon=
t-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Com=
mon Eider=C2=A0 1</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Ring-necked Pheasant=C2=A0 1</span><br=
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907349px">Double-crested Cormorant=C2=A0 2</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.=
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=A0 5</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-=
size:12.8000001907349px">Greater Yellowlegs=C2=A0 6</span><br style=3D"font=
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"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"=
>Ruddy Turnstone=C2=A0 1</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><=
span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Least Sandpiper=C2=A0 1</span><=
br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.80000=
01907349px">Short-billed Dowitcher=C2=A0 175</span><br style=3D"font-size:1=
2.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Blue Jay=C2=
=A0 2</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-=
size:12.8000001907349px">Hermit Thrush=C2=A0 1</span><br style=3D"font-size=
:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Black-and=
-white Warbler=C2=A0 1</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Magnolia Warbler=C2=A0 2</span><b=
r style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.800000=
1907349px">Black-throated Green Warbler=C2=A0 1</span><br style=3D"font-siz=
e:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Savannah=
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le=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Nelson&#39;s Sparrow=C2=A0 2</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.80000019=
07349px">Song Sparrow=C2=A0 3</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349=
px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">White-throated Sparrow=C2=
=A0 1</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style=3D"font-=
size:12.8000001907349px">Common Grackle=C2=A0 1</span><br style=3D"font-siz=
e:12.8000001907349px"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote">On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Susann Myers <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">myerss@eastlink.ca</a=
>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);bo=
rder-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>



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=3D"Compose message area">
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Pat McKay and I found yesterday, June 27th, tha=
t=20
shorebird migration was already underway at Shorebird Cove, Three Fathom=20
Harbour.=C2=A0 Newly arrived shorebirds were:</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Lesser Yellowlegs - 10</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Ruddy Turnstone=C2=A0 - 1</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Short-billed Dowitcher=C2=A0 - 3</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Also present were the local breeders that we&#3=
9;ve been=20
watching since April:=C2=A0 Willets, Spotted Sandpipers and most notably a=
=20
family of Killdeer.=C2=A0 </font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">I&#39;ve watched, usually with Pat, the arrival=
 of a single=20
Killdeer in late April, then display flights and a pair mating on May=20
31st.=C2=A0 From my car at the end of the driveway, we&#39;ve been able to =
watch the=20
Killdeer sitting and exchanging at the nest,=C2=A0in June.=C2=A0 The books =
give=20
24 to 28 days as the incubation time for Killdeer eggs, so I calculated the=
=20
earliest possible hatching date as June 23rd.=C2=A0 We were very sad=20
to=C2=A0find the nest abandoned on June 20th, and assumed that a predator h=
ad=20
found it.=C2=A0 Much to our delight, yesterday there were an adult Killdeer=
 and=20
4 well-grown downy juveniles out on the mudflats at the cove.=C2=A0 The=20
temperature was only 14 degrees, with a brisk wind, so when we first saw th=
em=20
the adult was brooding the young.=C2=A0 Well,=C2=A0brooding 3 of them=20
while=C2=A0the 4th tried=C2=A0unsuccessfully to push its way in to join=20
them.=C2=A0=C2=A0We&#39;ve missed the endearing stage of=C2=A0very young Ki=
lldeer=20
chicks, but these juveniles are still very attractive young birds, already=
=20
almost half the size of the adult.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">It&#39;s great to see some breeding success,=20
since=C2=A0we&#39;ve seen no juvenile Willets so far.=C2=A0 Altogether,=20
it&#39;s=C2=A0already been a great season for watching shorebirds.</font></=
div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Cheers,</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Susann Myers=C2=A0 </font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">=C2=A0 </font></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockqu=
ote></div><br></div>

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